Yes. Once you use them you'll never want to go back. Your feet supply the energy to the pedals and thus you want them as tightly coupled as possible.mogse said:up til now i have been using normal trainer and standard pedals on my road bike. would wearing cycling shoes with the clip in pedals make a big different to performance?
thanks for the quick replyPendejo said:Yes. Once you use them you'll never want to go back. Your feet supply the energy to the pedals and thus you want them as tightly coupled as possible.
This would be the biggest downside to clipless pedals (everyone i know calls them cleats /shrug)flash79 said:once you get used to them and over the fear that they will not come undone fast enough.
i think i will get some,Kinema said:This would be the biggest downside to clipless pedals (everyone i know calls them cleats /shrug)
They really are fantastic, but for a amateur cyclist like me, not knowing how to unclip correctly has caused a few tumbles. I rode through town the other day with them and you learn how to clip in and out pretty quickly when theres cars around you
Proper pedalling technique i guess,mogse said:i think i will get some,
whats this spin term i keep hearing?
mogse said:up til now i have been using normal trainer and standard pedals on my road bike. would wearing cycling shoes with the clip in pedals make a big different to performance?
travelgirl said:Anyhow, Mosge, I definitely suggest trying out clipless. If you really want to stir the pot, you should ask the forum which type of clipless system is the best.
So, I'll stir the pot. As I was riding tonight with my cross-trainers snugly encased in the clips on my pedals I got to thinking about this clipless thing.
For a relative beginner, basically in my 2nd summer of riding - and total newcomer to the very idea of clipping in to cliplessness - where does one start? And what system should I look at.
I have a Trek hybrid and am working towards a 100 mile ride in September.
Just tried clipless pedals for the first time, eggbeaters - fantastic. Though I'm obviously very new to the pedal world I found these were easy to use and did exactly what I anticipated. Managed to stay vertical the whole time tooishiwata said:I've only used two types of clipless pedals in ten years -- SPD and Look. I started with SPD on my mountain bike, and then put them on my road bike, which was fine with me. Then someone gave me a set of Looks and I loved them. They're out of fashion now, and the cleats are humongous, making walking a real chore. If I were just getting into clipless now, I think I'd give Speedplay a try; people seem to really like them.
Any tips or tricks to keep in mind? I'm going to get mine this week and give it a try...monkeymagic said:Just tried clipless pedals for the first time, eggbeaters - fantastic. Though I'm obviously very new to the pedal world I found these were easy to use and did exactly what I anticipated. Managed to stay vertical the whole time too
Practise Practise Practise...and don't even think of going into heavy traffic until clipping in and out is like second nature. Once you got that down ,you'll never go back...travelgirl said:Any tips or tricks to keep in mind? I'm going to get mine this week and give it a try...
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